Herbalism is a traditional medicinal practice based mainly on the use of plants and plant extracts, and can include some fungal and bee products, as well as minerals, shells and certain animal parts.

 

Key Benefits

·    Easy to give to animals

·   Remedies may help emotional as well as physical problems

·   Can treat digestive, respiration, immune, reproductive & movement systems

 

Methods

Our herbal remedies are combinations of herbs carefully selected by Ellen Collinson to give the best results. They cover wormers, anti-biotics, tonics, pain-killers, and several other supportive aids. I have equivalents for horses and for cats & dogs, their digestive systems being different.

 

Treating Tapeworm

Christie had been having intermittent bouts of colic for nine months, coming out of the blue each time.

An Irish Draught / Thoroughbred / Draught, about 16 years old, she seemed to be coping. At no time did she lose weight, but she became slightly dull in her personality and her general physical condition was just not right. But Verna, her owner, became very worried because the colic was so puzzling over such a long period of time.

During one of her routine six-monthly chiropractic visits, Vav immediately saw a change in condition of Christie’s coat and belly. Before Verna told her about it, she suspected tapeworm and asked about wormers. Read on...

HERBALISM

In 2008, it was announced that "400 medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, from over-collection and deforestation, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease."